National Pyr Rescue News

National Great Pyrenees Rescue (NGPR) welcomes inquiries from the media about our organization. Please email Barbara Mattson, President, director@nationalpyr.org or call our hotline number 877-372-3273. You will get an immediate response.

Mission Statement

National Great Pyrenees Rescue, Inc. is an all-volunteer rescue organization established to facilitate the placement of unwanted, displaced and abandoned Great Pyrenees dogs into safe, caring companion homes.

About Us

NGPR was incorporated as a non-profit in 2007 in New York state to support Great Pyrenees Rescue efforts throughout the U.S. and Canada. We work with the rescues listed on our contacts page to facilitate rescue and placement and encourage the start-up of new Pyr rescue groups.

NGPR is directly involved in the rescue of dogs east of the Mississippi, moving them out of overcrowded facilities in high-kill shelter areas and transferring them to places with greater potential adoption opportunities. We underwrite costly medical expenditures, organize weekly transports and provide foster homes. We offer intervention and support in hoarding and abuse situations and our neediest cases, 800 shelter and adoption hotline numbers and owner surrender programs assist Pyrs and Pyr owners throughout the United State

Our EIN is 20-8367835. Our most recent tax filings are online at Guidestar and we have been rated as a Gold-level GuideStar Exchange participant, demonstrating our commitment to information sharing and transparency.